Chesapeake Studies: Restoration

On September 19, 2025, Salisbury University will host “Chesapeake Studies: Restoration” the fourth in a series of interdisciplinary academic conferences for anyone working in the fields of Chesapeake science, policy, environmental advocacy, the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.

We encourage proposals that address and evaluate “restoration” as a concept or a practice at scales ranging from small communities to the entire watershed and which consider what the goals of restoration entail for human and natural communities around the Bay.  We welcome presentations on current restoration projects and we strongly encourage projects that examine how past and present residents have understood the watershed throughout its history. Given the realities of the 21st century, what should the goals of Bay restoration be? What has worked or is working about current restoration efforts? How might different communities understand restoration? How might history suggest usable pasts?

We invite proposals for presentations, panel discussions, and posters that contribute to the scholarly understanding of the region from a broad range of professions and disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, public service, and the arts. It is our hope that this conference series promotes communication between professionals and scholars working in disciplines and offices that do not often interact. We believe this network has the potential to enrich our understanding of the Chesapeake and improve our individual efforts.

Please click the link below to submit a proposal. Proposal submission deadline is April 30. If you have any questions, please contact the chair of the program committee, Creston Long, at cslong@salisbury.edu.

PLEASE NOTE: PRESENTERS ARE EXPECTED TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE